I also realized that since it's the 15th of the month and a Friday that I can join in with both Garden Bloggers Bloom Day and Fertilizer Friday. The garden is still behind by quite a bit, but I'm beginning to notice a lot of deciduous shrubs and trees starting to get their leaves. The weather has still been very cool and wet, but at least there have been some sun breaks here and there and the flowers seem to appreciate it.
When the sun is out all of the tulips open up wide, on the cooler days they close back up. These are the Greigii tulips I found at the grocery store last year. They have stayed short but their bright color makes up for their lack of height.
The only daffodil that came back from the year before, all the rest just had foliage.
Old-fashioned Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra spectabilis) even closer to blooming.
The entry garden has tulips, hellebores and muscari blooming. The Jacob's Ladder has taken off growing and has flowerbuds. There are Bleeding Hearts coming up everywhere. This bed had a Japanese Maple in the center of it that died last summer. Once it dries out some I plan to do a lot of rearranging since many of the plants toward the front won't have the shade from the tree anymore.
In the shed garden hellebores, daffodils, primroses, tulips and Flowering Currant 'King Edward VII'.
To see what else is blooming today visit Carol of May Dreams Gardens for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day or Tootsie Time for Fertilizer Friday.
All words and photos in this post are property of A Gardener in Progress.
Glad Sweet Pea is feeling better. Love that tulip - unusual coloring. My daffodils didn't sport but a couple of blooms only on a couple of plants. Almost all foliage this year. Wonder why? Bleeding Heart is on my wish list. I do have a list too. The view of the gardens is so pretty as it is filling in. Didn't know there are rose seeds. Have a good weekend Catherine.
ReplyDeleteLove the color of that first tulip. I was just thinking that in the front bed at my house I have daffodils and these pretty starlight blue thingys. the blue things came up, but the daffodils are no where to be found. Hope I get something from them. Wonder why there are less blooms on them this year?
ReplyDeleteHi Catherine!
ReplyDeleteFirstly, I am so sorry I missed the post about your little rabbit. I just haven't had the heart to blog this week and so I've missed a lot.
Having just lost Romeo, we know how sad Sweet Pea will be. Please give her a large hug from us.
Your flowers are looking wonderful and your garden is taking shape beautifully after all the hard work through the winter months. You must be feeling so happy!
Hugs,
Des xo
Love the bleeding heart.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers looks so happy with the sun shining on them. Impressed with your rose from seed, do tell more. Yes the poppies I posted are from the seeds you sent...I collected seeds last year and tossed them in the garden AND some reseeded themselves..I have poppies everywhere :)
ReplyDeleteCathrine, I am glad to hear that your daughter it doing better. Planting the memorial garden for the bunny is such a great idea!
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks so lush and pretty right now. I love the shed garden and the bed in the front yard with all the hellebores, muscari, and the tulips.
Christina
Wow those tulips are eye catchers. Love the bright colors together. The garden in the back looks so pretty with the SUN shining on your tulips and plants. Have a wonderful weekend. Hi Little Gardeners!
ReplyDeleteooooh how i love seeing a bleeding heart in the gardens.....such a fantastic filler! xoox, tracie
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear SweetPea is doing better. Making the memorial garden will help in the healing process too.
ReplyDeleteOh my, I'm impressed that you grew a rose from seed. Do tell about this? What a little sweetie it is too.
Love all of your blooms.
FlowerLady
First, Catherine and girls I read about Cookie and am so sorry to hear that he got sick. He was just the prettiest bunny and I loved every time you showed pictures of him - I'm a rabbit lover since a child when each of us kids had our own.
ReplyDeleteThose tulips really pop don't they? Your gardens are looking so colorful right now - as opposed to my very uncolorful ones. ;-) Rain rain go away . . .
My wild Bleeding Hearts are up but not the other one. Sure hope I didn't lose it.
I am very impressed with that Angel Wings rose that you grew from seed. It's a single rose too, my favorite.
ReplyDeleteLove all the other bright colors too. They make up for the fact that it's another dreary day in the PNW. I think they are promising some sun this weekend.
I love the striped tulips!
ReplyDeleteEvery once in a while I think about starting roses from seed as it sounds like fun... maybe I'll eventually do it some year. =)
Love the little Angel Wings rose. I had a plant too but then it died when I planted it in the ground which still depresses me. Live and learn. ... I notice you still haven't painted that trellis, LOL. Of course you need more than five minutes of sunshine to take that on. I hear we're in for a dry weekend though. I hope they're right.
ReplyDeleteThe rose that I started from seed were from Botanical Interests. I'd never thought about starting roses from seed until I saw them. My mom has one that her friend started years ago. I started it a couple of months ago. I started 5, 4 germinated and then two dried up, mostly because I wasn't used to how fast grow lights dry out the soil. I'm going to try starting some more on my kitchen windowsill. I plan to grow these in containers, I'm afraid the ground being so wet would rot them now.
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely idea of an memorial garden
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you, thank you....the Angel's Wings rose, I have been looking for that name. I featured it last week on my post about The Brown's. If it is the same rose, it is a very old rose. The Brown's actually got it from an old cemetary. I am 99% positive it is the same as you have shown here.
ReplyDeleteThat tulip is amazing. I soooo wish we could grow them here (outside).
Have a wonderful weekend
LOVE that tulip at the top of the page....and a grreat shot..
ReplyDeletewish you were my neighbor..
Your blog is so cheerful!!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear Sweet Pea is doing better. What a tragic loss. Your garden and blog are bright and happy, hopefully this transcends and makes all have a better day.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks a lot like mine right now. Instead of wet, cloudy weather we keep having wind. Not sure which is worse??? I hope you do end up with a nice weekend ~ you sure deserve one.
ReplyDeleteI've never thought about starting a rose by seed. I may have to try it. Lovely things going on in your garden.
ReplyDeleteAll your blooms are coming along. I particularly like the photo of the daffodil...great photo!
ReplyDeleteWow, roses from seed, you are good Catherine. That striped tulip is lovely, I think the squirrels carried away lots of my tulips this year.
ReplyDeleteEileen
'Angel Wings' is gorgeous - and perhaps it's a nice tribute to Cookie.
ReplyDeleteThe garden is looking great!
ReplyDeleteYour blooms are lovely-especialy the daffodils and tulips. They are such a pleasant sign that spring has arrived. Happy gardening!
ReplyDeleteYour garden is looking so pretty, Catherine. Your tulip photo is stunning and I love your bleeding hearts.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Beth
Beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteThat yellowish tulip of yours looks so fabulous. You got beautiful blooms already :) My Fertilizer fridayHope you can visit mine too.
ReplyDeletegreat blooms...happy spring
ReplyDeleteThe Greigii tulips are fabulous. They look like a whole carnival in a flower! I've started a lot of plants from seed over the years, but honestly, never tried growing a rose! I'm impressed!
ReplyDeleteOh, your tulips are so cheerful! It's refreshing to see some spring color :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful garden !Lovely flowers !
ReplyDeleteI love the photos! I am so impressed you started a rose from seed! Not only that the little bugger is blooming its first year! Thank you for swinging by my blog. I'm glad to hear Sweet Pea is better. I just cried (again) about our dog, Ezra, who we lost three years ago when I stumbled across his brush in the basement. Her idea of a memorial garden is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteStarted a rose from a seed? Cool!!! Wonderful blooms Catherine.
ReplyDeleteLove all the flowers. Everything is so bright and cheery. I am a new follower from Wisconsin. My blog is a mix of flowers, recipes and crafts. Stop by sometime. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBecky at Ginger Creme Hollow
hope this finds you well...I am sorry it took so long to get here...just crazy busy lately...your flowers are just glorious!!! thanks for linking in ...I hope to see you again soon!
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